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Hard Bop
- Genre family
- Jazz
- Starting recordings
- 81
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Hard Bop
Hard Bop is a branch of the Jazz family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Hard Bop is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Charles Mingus, John Coltrane and Bill Evans.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreJazz
Current genreHard Bop
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Breathe (2 AM)2005 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab 02Limehouse BluesHard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab 03The Casbah1959 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab 04The Joker2007 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab 05Angel2007 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab 06Cousin Mary1960 · Hard BopOpen in new tab 07Namfulay2016 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab 08Friday Nite1955 · Hard Bop · jazzOpen in new tab 09Giant Steps1960 · Hard BopOpen in new tab 10Shim Wha2004 · Hard Bop · hard bopOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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